Subcar.



S. T. POWER.

SUBCAR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-1. m3.

1,149,407. Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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UNXTFED STATES PATENT oration- SCOTT T. POWER, ZANESVILLE, OHIOI:

SUBGAR,

beneath motor and other vehicles and other objects that are locatedclose to their respective bases, and of which subcar the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in sub-cars for conveying personsand things beneath motor and other vehicles, and other objects, that arelocated so close to their respective bases, that a person cannot move inan erect position beneath the same; and the objects of my invention are,first, to provide a sub-car withmeans of engaging its parts in theirassembled form, but which also adapt it to be knocked-down, ordisassembled, and packed or folded into a convenient bundle or package;second, to provide means for holding rigid in their assembled form, allparts of the sub-car; and, third, to lock the car in any sub-locationdesired. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of mysubcar assembled. for use; Fig. 2, the view in elevation of theclamp-bolster in open position; Fig. 3, the top plan view of the lowermember of the clamp-bolster, or of the bolster proper; Fig. 4, a view inelevation of a bed slat partly folded; Fig. 5, the bottom plan view of abed-slat fully extended; Fig. 6, the front view, or the left view fromFig. 1, of my shoe-lock, in elevation; Fig. 7 the rear view, or theright View from Fig. 1, of my shoe-lock in elevation; Fig. 8, aperspective view of the left leaf of my hinge; and Fig. 9, a perspectiveview of the right leaf of my hinge.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

1 are bolsters provided with lugs 2, pins 3 and clamps 4, all of whichare adapted rigidly to engage with bed-slats 5, and retain them inposition on said bolsters, which also are provided with casters orwheels 6, which are adapted to be locked by means of locks 7, which areprovided with rests for the wheels, the axles and the bolster ends, andwhich looks are applied in the same way in which a shoe is put on thefoot; and which Specification of Letters Patent.

Pat'entedAug. 10, 1915.

Application filed November 1,1913; seria1-Nd..7es,717.

casters-or'wheels are setup on said bolsters far enough to allow thebedof the sub-car to lie the. desired distance from the base uponwhich.the car may, stand. Bed-slats 5am, respectively, provided with hinges 8,

the left-hand leaves as-shown' inthe drawing being respectively providedwith center lugs 9 having laterally extending web bases adapted toprovide bearings for lugs 10, on

the right-hand leaves in the drawing, said lugs 10 having a common,connecting web adapted to provide bearings for said lugs 9 of saidleft-hand leaves, when the said bedslats are fully extended. Bolsters 1are, respectively, inclined at each end so that the outside bed-slatslie at angles adapted to keep and support the occupants person on thebed andeach clamp 4 is provided with a lip 12 adapted to engage withlatch 13 hinged on its bolster and thereby rigidly to lock in assembledform, all the parts of the sub-car.

I claim- 1. A subcar having bolsters combined with a slat bed platform,and said combination of bolsters and slat bed-platform being adapted tobe knocked-down, and each of said slats to be transversely folded-up,and all of said slats to be bunched together, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a sub-car, adapted to be knockeddown, the combination withbolsters having clamps, lugs and pins, substantially as described, ofbed-slats having correspondingly formed ends and pin-holes adapted toengage with said bolsters, clamps, lugs and pins, substantially asdescribed.

3. A sub-car having bolsters combined with a bed-platform; and saidcombination of bolsters and bed-platform being adapted to beknocked-down; and said bed-platform being adapted in its knocked-downrelation, to be folded-up, substantially as described.

4:. A sub-car having clamp-bolsters combined with a bed-platform, saidcombination of clamp-bolsters and bed-platform being adapted to beknocked-down; and said bed-platform being adapted, in its knockeddownrelation to be folded-up, substantially as described.

5. A subcar having clamp-bolsters combined with bed-slats, saidcombination of clamp-bolsters and bed-slats being adapted to beknocked-down; and said bed-slats besubstantially as described.

6. A sub-car having bolsters combined with a bed-platform, and saidbolsters and: bed-platform being combined with clamps extended-over theplatform and adapted to clamp said bed-platform upon said bolsters; andone of said bolsters engaging with one of said clamps at an end of each,and the opposite ends of each being adapted detachably to engage eachother in a clamping position, substantially as described.

7. A sub-car having bolsters combined Copies of this patent may beobtained for with a bed-platli'ornn and said bolsters and bed-platformbeing combined with clamps adapted to clamp said bed-platform upon saidbolsters; and one of said bolsters engaging with one of said clamps atan end of each, and the free end of said bolster being provided with alatch adapted to engage with a catch provided at the free end of saidclamp, substantially as described.

SCOTT T POWER.

H. D. MANEELY.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. G.

